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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 413 days older than the cheaper Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $545.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-7980XE - $4.29 vs $8.45 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-9800X - 130 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
127
97.6923076923077%
Value, $/FPS
$4.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$545
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.45/FPS
50.76923076923078%
Price, $
$1099
49%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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In Stock
Updated 351310 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
91.50501672240803%
Multi-Core
7353
63.300619834710744%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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